Can Life Survive the Death of the Sun?
The UniverseFridays When the Sun Becomes a Red Giant, Will Any Planet Be Safe? The future is bright—too bright—for life as we know it once the sun transforms into a red giant star By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings An artist’s impression of the far-future sun, swollen to become a red giant star, as […]
Proof That Adult Brains Make New Neurons Settles Scientific Controversy
Proof That Adult Brains Make New Neurons Settles Scientific Controversy Adult brains grow new neurons, and scientists have finally pinpointed where they come from By Nora Bradford edited by Allison Parshall Neural precursor cells (green) are have been difficult to identify in human brians. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! For at least six decades, […]
Astronomers Found the Most Self-Destructive Planet in the Sky
Astronomers Found the Most Self-Destructive Planet in the Sky This planet triggers flares on its star—spelling its ultimate doom By Jacek Krywko edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier In this artist’s impression, the planet HIP 67522 b sends a wave of energy along magnetic field lines toward the surface of its host star—triggering a massive flare […]
In effort to protect children, France bans smoking at parks and beaches
Eleanor Beardsley PARIS — A restrictive outdoor smoking ban has come into force in France, a country where café culture, which often includes a glass of wine and a cigarette, is a way of life. As of Sunday, smokers are no longer allowed to light up in public parks, at swimming pools, or at beaches, […]
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Deep Regrets’
Can you keep your sanity while fishing up increasingly strange things from the ocean? Deep Regrets is a strategic, horror-themed fishing game for 1-5 players, ages 16 and up, and takes about 30-150 minutes to play. The base game, along with the new expansion, Even Deeper Regrets, is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, with a […]
Libyan general released after arrest in Turin on ICC warrant for alleged war crimes
Osama Najim was arrested amid claims he used detained migrants in ‘a form of slavery’, but then freed after after a mistake by prosecutors A Libyan general wanted for alleged war crimes and violence against inmates at a prison near Tripoli has been arrested in the northern Italian city of Turin – and then released…
Why the Paris Climate Treaty Matters in 5 Graphics
Why the Paris Climate Agreement Matters in 5 Graphics One of President Trump’s first executive orders withdraws the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement. These graphics show why the pact is crucial to curbing the worst effects of global warming By Andrea Thompson Hours after he was sworn into office, President Donald Trump signed an…
Europe Braces for a New Trump Era, Uncertain About What It Means
Trump Administration Trump Administration Trump Administration President Trump appears willing to shake up almost every policy area, and a behind-the-scenes E.U. task force has been trying to prepare. But is Europe ready? By Jeanna Smialek Jeanna Smialek covers the European Union and reported this story from the World Economic Forum’s annual conference in Davos, Switzerland.…
Trump pardons Silk Road dark web market creator Ross Ulbricht
US President Donald Trump says he has signed a full and unconditional pardon for Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the dark web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold. Ulbricht was convicted in 2015 in New York in a narcotics and money laundering conspiracy and sentenced to life in prison. Trump posted on his Truth…
Trump Closes Border, Leaving Migrants in Mexico With Few Options
Trump Administration Trump Administration Trump Administration On Monday, President Trump took action to close the nation’s southern border and terminate a widely used app. Many migrants expressed despair, and some moved to cross the border anyway. After President Trump canceled all asylum appointments, a group of migrants climbed over a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.…
Southport killer admitted carrying a knife more than 10 times
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana admitted carrying a knife more than 10 times but was still able to buy a blade on Amazon, the home secretary has said. Yvette Cooper said public bodies “completely failed to identify the terrible danger that he posed” as his obsession with extreme violence developed in the years before the attack.…
At least 66 dead as fire engulfs Turkish ski hotel
At least 66 people have been killed in a fire that engulfed a popular Turkish ski resort hotel, leaving some to jump out of windows. The fire broke out at the wooden-clad 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel at 03:27 local time (00:27 GMT) during a busy holiday period when 234 people were staying there. An initial…
How Trump Will Roll Back Climate and Energy Policy on Day One
How Trump Will Roll Back Climate and Energy Policy on Day One There are 50 to 100 expected executive orders on Trump’s first day in office. Many will focus on boosting fossil fuels and reversing climate policy By Scott Waldman & E&E News President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a campaign town hall on Oct. 14,…
Justin Bieber Addresses Unfollowing Wife Hailey Bieber on Instagram
After Justin Bieber raised eyebrows for unfollowing wife Hailey Bieber—with whom he shares 5-month-old son Jack Blues—on Instagram, the singer explained what really happened. Justin Bieber is gonna tell you one time—he was hacked. After the “Baby” singer unfollowed wife Hailey Bieber—with whom he shares 5-month-old son Jack Blues—and subsequently stirred drama online for the…
Israel Embarks on an ‘Extensive’ Military Operation in the West Bank
Gaza Cease-Fire Gaza Cease-Fire Gaza Cease-Fire The announcement came shortly after President Trump rescinded Biden-era sanctions on Israeli settlers and Jewish extremists raided Palestinian villages in protest against the cease-fire in Gaza. By Isabel Kershner and Fatima AbdulKarim Reporting from Jerusalem and Ramallah in the occupied West Bank Israeli security forces on Tuesday embarked on…
Can Trump really rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America?
President plans to sign an order to change the name within the US – but other countries would not have to follow suit In his inaugural speech, Donald Trump repeated his intention to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. The ocean basin – bounded by the US Gulf coast, Mexico’s eastern…
Saber teeth in predators evolved many times. Did it lead to their extinction?
By Jonathan Lambert In the history of teeth, perhaps no tooth is as famous as the saber tooth. These long, blade-like canines seem almost perfectly optimized to kill prey. They’ve evolved at least five times in mammals, most notably in the saber-tooth cat Smilodon, who sported serrated sabers that could measure nearly one foot long.…
Father stopped Southport killer from going to former school a week before attack
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was prevented from returning to his former school a week before he stabbed three young girls to death in July last year, the BBC understands. Rudakubana’s father pleaded with a taxi driver not to take him to Range High School, which he was expelled from five years earlier, on 22 July.…
Trump is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement (again), reversing U.S. climate policy
By Nate Perez , Rachel Waldholz President Donald Trump is withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement – again. Under the international climate accord, first negotiated in 2015, countries around the world agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to limit global warming and forestall the worst impacts of climate change. Trump…
At Least 80 Dead in Colombia Amid a New Surge of Violence
Clashes between armed groups in Colombia have led to some of the worst violence in the country in years. By Julie Turkewitz Reporting from Bogotá, Colombia At least 80 people are dead and more than 18,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Colombia, officials say, amid fierce clashes between two rival armed groups…
See First Lady Melania Trump’s Bold Inauguration Ball Dress
Melania Trump is first in Inauguration Day fashion this year. After all, the First Lady of the United States stepped out alongside her husband President Donald Trump looking glamorous for the Commander in Chief Inaugural Ball in Washington D.C. on Jan. 20. As for the Apprentice alum, the 78-year-old—who was sworn in to office earlier that…
TikTok Ban Survives Supreme Court. What’s Next?
Supreme Court Upholds Law Banning TikTok in U.S. What’s Next? The end seems nigh for TikTok in the U.S. By Ben Guarino edited by Dean Visser Join Our Community of Science Lovers! On Friday the Supreme Court affirmed that it would be legal to force TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the immensely popular app to…
Trump claims to be ‘peacemaker’ as he vows to ‘take back’ Panama canal
Desire to be ‘unifier’ rubs up against 47th US president’s ambitions for territorial expansion Donald Trump offered a bombastic and contradictory vision for US foreign policy at his inauguration on Monday, declaring that he would be a “peacemaker and unifier” even as he repeated his vow to “take back” the Panama canal. In his speech,…
Peeing Is Contagious among Chimps
Peeing Is Contagious among Chimps Just as people often yawn or scratch themselves when they see someone else do so, for chimpanzees, peeing is contagious By Meghan Bartels edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) urinating in tree, Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda, Africa. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Some primates pee together. Ena…
Trump rescinds Biden’s census order, clearing a path for reshaping election maps
Hansi Lo Wang Among the dozens of Biden-era executive orders that President Trump revoked on Monday was one that had reversed the first Trump administration’s unprecedented policy of altering a key set of census results. Since the first U.S. census in 1790, no resident has ever been omitted from those numbers because of immigration status.…
‘Now it’s our turn to shine!’ How world leaders greeted Trump’s inauguration
International leaders have responded with a mixture of wariness, anger and enthusiasm to Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, with Panama pushing back on his pledge to retake the Panama Canal and Mexico vowing to defend its people ahead of a crackdown on migrants. After Trump declared that the Panama Canal was a “foolish gift”…
All the Fashion From President Donald Trump’s Inaugural Balls 2025
President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration culminates with three inaugural balls, the Commander-in-Chief Ball, the Liberty Inaugural Ball and the Starlight Ball. See all the glamorous looks. Inauguration Day was full of fashionable moments. While attendees were bundled up as they saw Donald Trump and JD Vance sworn in as the 47th President and 50th Vice President at the U.S. Capitol…
Mother of Missing U.S. Journalist Asks Syria’s New Leaders for Help
Syria’s Civil War Syria’s Civil War Syria’s Civil War Debra Tice, whose son Austin was abducted near Damascus in 2012, said the rebel group that toppled the Assad regime promised support in helping to find him. By Erika Solomon The mother of Austin Tice, an American journalist abducted in Syria, said on Monday that she…
Trump declares border emergency and scraps asylum app in immigration crackdown
From behind his desk in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders and decrees aimed at cracking down on immigration. From an order tackling the definition of birthright citizenship, to an order declaring the illegal immigration at the border a national emergency, Trump swiftly made moves on his promises to…
South African police launch hunt for alleged illegal mining ‘kingpin’
Escape of James Neo Tshoaeli, a Lesotho national known as Tiger, described as an ‘embarrassment’ South African police are hunting an alleged “kingpin” of illegal mining after he escaped from custody following a rescue operation last week in which 78 bodies were brought out of an illicit goldmine. James Neo Tshoaeli, a Lesotho national known…
What Kamala Harris Is Doing First After Leaving Vice Presidency
After President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration, former Vice President Kamala Harris traveled back to California on a flight operated by an all-female U.S. Air Force crew. Kamala Harris is heading home. Shortly after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States Jan. 20—and Vice President JD Vance took his oath…
How Mexico Is Preparing for Tariffs Negotiations With Trump
President Claudia Sheinbaum is detaining more migrants, seizing more fentanyl and positioning her country as a key ally against China. But the U.S. stance has shifted, too. By Simon Romero Reporting from Mexico City For the second time in less than decade, Mexico is preparing to negotiate with President-elect Donald J. Trump, who is threatening…
Biden’s FBI director expressed ‘vehement’ opposition to Peltier commutation
Ashley Lopez This story first appeared in , where you can find more coverage and context from the day. Before former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier on Monday, he received a warning from outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray. Peltier was convicted of killing two FBI agents in the 1970s.…
Trump Inauguration: Barack Obama, Elon Musk & More Attendees
As Donald Trump and J.D. Vance are officially sworn into office at the 2025 Inauguration Jan. 20, Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and more public figures are in Washington, D.C., to show support. Donald Trump‘s political opponents and business peers are putting on a united front at his 2025 Presidential Inauguration. While The Apprentice…
Australia exposed to modern slave labour imports and many businesses ‘ignoring the facts’, commissioner warns
The scale of Australia’s trade with blacklisted companies, revealed in Guardian investigation, prompts anger across the Uyghur community Australia’s new anti-slavery commissioner has called on the government to urgently address the “inadequacy” of its forced labour laws after revelations that it had allowed thousands of imports from Chinese companies blacklisted for their alleged links to…
Tech billionaires join Trump for church service
A parade of tech billionaires and key members of his orbit joined President-elect Donald Trump as he kicked off his pre-inaugural celebrations with a church service on Monday morning. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg, Apple leader Tim Cook, and Google chief Sundar Pichai were seen taking their prime seats at St John’s…
All of the Day 1 executive actions Trump has announced so far
By Lexie Schapitl , Franco Ordoñez President-elect Trump is expected to sign a flurry of executive orders, memorandums and proclamations on Monday after he is sworn in, reversing many of his predecessors’ policies and reinstating actions from his first term in office. The actions are expected to address a range of issues, including campaign priorities…
Fighting Has Halted in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over
Gaza Cease-Fire Gaza Cease-Fire Gaza Cease-Fire news analysis Sunday’s delayed start to the truce was a minor problem compared with the difficult choices and American leverage needed to get both parties to the second phase, which could end the war. By Steven Erlanger Steven Erlanger, a former Jerusalem bureau chief, has covered the Mideast wars…
The Health Risks of Alcohol, a Red Dye Ban and Commercial Space Launches
A Mixed Bag for Private Spaceflight, a New Spider Species and the Health Risks of Alcohol We discuss a big week for commercial spaceflight, a red dye ban and a scary spider species in this news roundup. By Rachel Feltman, Madison Goldberg & Fonda Mwangi [CLIP: “It Doesn’t End Here (Instrumental),” by Nehemiah Pratt] Rachel…
Donald Trump looks to remake America with sweeping second act
Every new president begins a fresh chapter in American history. And when Donald Trump is inaugurated in a freezing Washington DC on Monday, he will be hoping to usher in a new era for this country. The ceremony in the rotunda of the US Capitol, moved indoors for the first time in decades due to…
A Guide to JD Vance’s Family: His Wife, Kids, Mamaw and More
President-elect Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance came to prominence as the author of the memoir Hillbilly Elegy. Here’s a guide to his roots and the family he built with wife Usha Vance. If you knew anything about JD Vance before Donald Trump picked him to be his running mate in the 2024 presidential election,…
How the Polar Vortex Can Bring Arctic Blasts to the U.S.
How the Polar Vortex Can Bring Arctic Blasts to the U.S. Vast weather patterns can carry blasts of frigid air far from the polar regions—here’s how it works By Meghan Bartels edited by Andrea Thompson A woman walks on a pedestrian bridge with her face covered to protect from the cold on January 31, 2019,…
Trump promised dozens of actions on immigration on Day 1. Here’s what we know
Ximena Bustillo President-elect Donald Trump is expected to kick off a slew of executive actions related to immigration after his inauguration ceremony, beginning as soon as Monday. Since the early days of the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump has vowed to begin his second term with both new and old efforts to curb legal migration and…
TikTok says it is restoring service in US after Trump vowed to delay ban
President-elect says order would give company extra 90 days to find buyer and suggests that US take a 50% stake TikTok said on Sunday that it was restoring services in the US after Donald Trump pledged earlier in the day to give the video app a reprieve on its US ban. Trump wrote on Truth…
Italian Reporter’s Ordeal in Iranian Prison: ‘I Was Trapped in a Game’
Cecilia Sala found herself in the middle of Iran’s hostage diplomacy. Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist, in Rome this month after being released from a prison in Iran.Stephanie Gengotti for The New York Times By Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome After Iran elected a more moderate president last year, Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist, thought…
Trump promises blizzard of executive orders on first day of presidency
On the eve of his return to the White House, President-elect Donald Trump promised to sign a blitz of executive orders on his first day as president, telling supporters that he would move with “historic speed and strength” in the hours after taking the oath of office. Addressing a racuous crowd of thousands in a…
Sister Wives’ Meri Details Why Family Finances Didn’t Go to Her Child
Though Sister Wives‘ Meri Brown brought home the bacon for then-husband Kody Brown and his wives, she revealed on the series’s Jan. 19 episode that she didn’t necessarily get to enjoy her riches. Forget love, Sister Wives star Meri Brown has questions about how the family finances were divided. Because while the founder of Lizzie’s…
Statue of Peru’s Spanish conqueror Pizarro restored to central Lima amid controversy
Statue returns near former spot 22 years after removal in apparent attempt to rehabilitate Francisco Pizzaro’s legacy An imposing bronze statue of Francisco Pizarro, Peru’s Spanish conqueror, has been returned to a spot near its former location in Lima’s main square, 22 years after it was removed, in an apparent attempt to rehabilitate the conquistador’s…
Migrating Birds Sing to Team Up with Other Species
Migrating Birds Sing to Team Up with Other Species Songbirds may socialize across species during nighttime migrations By Gayoung Lee edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier A singing American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla). Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Tiny songbirds such as grosbeaks and warblers migrate thousands of miles, flying at night and resting during the…
These Rooms Give Young Indian Lovers Rare Privacy. Cue the Complaints.
A policy change by a popular hotel platform shows the tension between traditional values and modern ideals in India. By Anupreeta Das Reporting from New Delhi Privacy can be hard to come by in India. Life is a communal swirl of relatives, neighbors and friends. Cities are crowded, and prying eyes are everywhere. Enter Oyo,…
Trump rallies at Capital One Arena in preview of inauguration
Danielle Kurtzleben The day before Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as the 47th president, he and his followers celebrated with an hours-long rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. “Tomorrow at noon, the curtain closes on four long years of American decline, and we begin a brand new day of…
Chrystia Freeland warns of Trump’s ‘existential risk’ to Canada in campaign launch
Freeland casts herself as ‘battle tested leader’ and most capable of negotiating with an unpredictable White House Chrystia Freeland has warned of the “existential risk” to Canada posed by Donald Trump, casting herself as a “battle tested leader with the scars to prove it” during the formal launch of her bid to be the country’s…
Dramatic day ushers in a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire after 15 months of war
After 15 months of war that began with a brutal attack on Israel by Hamas and ended with much of the Gaza Strip levelled by Israel, a ceasefire came into effect on Sunday that saw three women hostages released from Gaza and 90 Palestinians expected to be freed from Israeli jails in return. For two…
Wildfires Started by Human Activities Are Often More Destructive
Wildfires Started by Daily Human Activities Are Often More Destructive Fast-moving fires, such as the recent ones in the Los Angeles area, and those started by humans, whether accidentally or not, are often some of the most destructive By Virginia Iglesias & The Conversation US Fire engines drive through flames ripping across Highway 36 as…
Why Fans Think Timothée Chalamet’s Latest Accessory is a Nod to Stormi
Timothée Chalamet stepped out with a small accessory that has made several fans joke about whether it actually belongs to his girlfriend Kylie Jenner’s daughter Stormi Webster. Did Timothée Chalamet raise Stormi Webster‘s closet? Some fans are joking about the idea after seeing the actor, who is dating the 6-year-old’s mom Kylie Jenner, carrying around a…
Heavy snow and frigid temps put 70 million in the U.S. under winter storm warnings
By The Associated Press BOSTON — Tens of millions of residents along the East Coast are bracing for several inches of snow Sunday followed by dangerously cold temperatures that will take hold in much of the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine. Winter storm warnings issued by the National Weather Service…
Ukraine Braces for Trump’s Return
Russia-Ukraine War Russia-Ukraine War Russia-Ukraine War Soldiers and civilians alike say that after so much loss, the new U.S. president must push for a just settlement, not peace at any cost. By Marc Santora Marc Santora reported from frontline towns and villages in Ukraine, as well as from the capital, Kyiv. Could this be the…
Data Centers Run on Clean Energy Now Welcome on Publicly Owned Land
Biden Opens Publicly Owned Land to Data Centers Run on Clean Energy President Biden issued an executive order to permit data centers on federal lands in a move aimed at bolstering clean energy and protecting national security during a boom in artificial intelligence By Christa Marshall & E&E News The IAD71 Amazon Web Services data…
From GDP to trade, how well equipped is China’s economy for Trump 2.0? | Amy Hawkins
Beijing has prepared for increased tariffs but its actions will not be enough to offset falling demand from the US When Donald Trump enters the White House for the second time on 20 January, the view from the Oval Office will look very different to the one he encountered in 2017. A pandemic, the war…
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Fearing Deportation, Uyghurs Held in Thailand Go on Hunger Strike
Dozens of men from the ethnic minority sought escape from repression in China a decade ago, but have been detained in Thailand ever since. By Sui-Lee Wee and Nyrola Elimä Sui-Lee Wee reported from Bangkok, and Nyrola Elimä from Helsingborg, Sweden. Dozens of Uyghur men who fled persecution in their native China only to find…
Who are the three Israeli hostages being released by Hamas?
A young woman described as “at her happiest when she dances” is thought to be among the three Israeli women released after 471 days held hostage by Hamas. Romi Gonen, 24, was captured as she tried to escape the Nova music festival when it was targeted by the militant group as part of the 7…
Why Trump’s tariff promises will be hard to keep
Danielle Kurtzleben Donald Trump made a new, big promise last week about tariffs — the latest in a string of outsized pledges to use tariffs to benefit the United States. On his social media platform, he declared that he wants to create what he’s calling the “External Revenue Service” to collect tariffs and other revenues…
‘Has the world gone mad? It has’: foreign reporters share a view of Trump from abroad
Journalists from countries that have seen challenges to democracy give their view on the second Trump presidency What is the view of US democracy from abroad, and what can Americans learn from other nations with a history of political tumult? During his first term Donald Trump tested democratic norms by undermining trust in fair elections,…
33 hostages are expected to be released by Hamas as part of a ceasefire with Israel
By NPR Staff After more than 15 months of fighting, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and hostage deal, raising hopes for families that their loved ones could soon return home. In the first phase of the deal, Hamas is expected to free 33 hostages over six weeks — starting with three on…